Hotels in Italy South, Italy

Italy's South, stretching from Naples to the tip of Calabria, boasts a Mediterranean climate with hot summers averaging 86°F (30°C) and mild winters around 55°F (13°C). Famous for its ancient Greek ruins like Paestum's 5th-century BC temples and the volcanic drama of Mount Vesuvius, you can hike its crater in spring's cool 68°F (20°C) or dive into the Tyrrhenian Sea off Positano's pebble beaches during summer. Winter offers cheaper flights and fewer crowds at Pompeii's preserved Roman city, while autumn's grape harvest tempts you to taste Aglianico wine in Puglia's Valle d'Itria, where trulli houses dot the landscape.